Psych 101: Some Studies Are Found Wrong, and That's a Good Thing

In a recent study, a team of researchers redid 100 studies published in three top psychology journals to see if they could get the same results the second time around. Michael C. Frank, Associate Professor of Psychology Stanford University, discusses the surprising findings: more than 60 of the studies did not hold up.

Now: 75% of published psych studies did not pass the Reproducibility Test - that is, replicating the study with the same results.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 1, 2015

Now joined by @mcxfrank @Stanford, who tried to replicate study called "Why People Are Reluctant to Tempt Fate." (Neat, right?)

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 1, 2015

Here's the study - it found 60/100 published psych studies couldn't be replicated with same results: http://t.co/nrJ5QwdwHw

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 1, 2015

.@mcxfrank responds to @fafa019: Nobody says it’s a straight path. It's a gradual advance toward theories that explain more of the world.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 1, 2015

.@BrianLehrer @fafa019 Self-correction via the #ReproducibilityProject is the opposite of scientific arrogance. Know your weaknesses!

— Michael C. Frank (@mcxfrank) September 1, 2015